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Head of Special Committee Covid-19 Dimapur, Y. Kikheto Sema, IAS interacting with government officials at New DC Office Complex, Chümoukedima on Wednesday. (Morung Photo)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 22
Head of Special Committee COVID-19 Dimapur, Y Kikheto Sema, IAS accompanied by Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies, Honje Konyak and member of the Committee for Arrangement of Quarantine Centers, Dimapur on Wednesday inspected various places in the city to find out the feasibility of converting it into Observation Centres for those people returning to state.
Since the word, ‘quarantine’ creates apprehension in the minds of the people the government has reportedly decided to name it as Observation Centres.
“Quarantining is for those persons who are suspected to have come into direct/indirect contact with any Covid-19 positive person and for those people who would be returning to state are not to be quarantined as a suspected person but to be observed by medical professionals about their health status,” Kikheto clarified to a doubt raised by a leader of Chümoukedima area during a meeting with the Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima on Wednesday.
Honje appealed the public and civil societies to extend their cooperation to the government but cautioned that the government has the authority to undertake any step/action in the interest of the citizens.
EAC Chümoukedima, Thejavizo Nakhro thanked the various communities of Chümoukedima for coming forward in cooperating with the administration.
The Committee first inspected State Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Chümoukedima where more than 400 persons could be accommodated. The officials also visited the Relief Camp at New DC Office Complex where migrant labourers and beggars are housed.
Kikheto thanked various non-local organization including Bengalis, Muslims, Biharis etc who are undertaking humanitarian works at various relief camps and other locations. He expressed surprise as to where many of the Naga NGOs and civil societies had vanished during such trying times when the public needed them the most.
Convenor of the Relief Camp, New DC Complex, Bonathung Ngullie, CDPO Dimapur (Rural) informed that 286 persons were housed at the relief camp and he thanked the government and various donors for their assistance. He said out of the 286, most of them are of Assam origin and comprised mostly of labourers. He said people from Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Manipur, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and West Bengal are also sheltered in the relief camp.
Dimapur district has already identified around 50 hotels and many other government infrastructures to be used as Observation Centers having a capacity to shelter around 2000 persons. However, if the capacity has to be counted in terms of one person one room then it will come down to around 900 persons.
It was learnt that some of the hotel owners are uncooperative with the administration but the authorities said they would discuss with them.
14 people walked from Kohima to Dimapur
The CDPO also informed that 14 persons are being sheltered at the relief camp since April 17. He informed that all of them are construction workers. Interacting with this reporter, one of the persons divulged that they walked from Meriema (Kohima) on April 15 afternoon and reached Dimapur on April 17. He said they had to make the move on foot since there was no food and other basic facilities at their earlier location.
The construction workers expressed satisfaction with how they were provided with basic facilities at the Relief Camp in Dimapur.
